Definition of agony

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Agony (n.) Pain so extreme as to cause writhing or contortions of the body, similar to those made in the athletic contests in Greece; and hence, extreme pain of mind or body; anguish; paroxysm of grief; specifically, the sufferings of Christ in the garden of Gethsemane..

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Struggle :: Struggle (v. i.) To labor in pain or anguish; to be in agony; to labor in any kind of difficulty or distress.
Convulse :: Convulse (v. t.) To contract violently and irregulary, as the muscular parts of an animal body; to shake with irregular spasms, as in excessive laughter, or in agony from grief or pain..
Hexagony :: Hexagony (n.) A hexagon.
Writhe :: Writhe (v. i.) To twist or contort the body; to be distorted; as, to writhe with agony. Also used figuratively..
Qualm :: Qualm (n.) A sudden attack of illness, faintness, or pain; an agony..
Agonize :: Agonize (v. i.) To writhe with agony; to suffer violent anguish.
Torture :: Torture (n.) Extreme pain; anguish of body or mind; pang; agony; torment; as, torture of mind..
Agony :: Agony (n.) Paroxysm of joy; keen emotion.
Struggle :: Struggle (n.) A violent effort or efforts with contortions of the body; agony; distress.
Antagony :: Antagony (n.) Contest; opposition; antagonism.
Throe :: Throe (v. t.) To put in agony.
Gnaw :: Gnaw (v. t.) To bite in agony or rage.
Throe :: Throe (v. i.) To struggle in extreme pain; to be in agony; to agonize.
Pang :: Pang (n.) A paroxysm of extreme pain or anguish; a sudden and transitory agony; a throe; as, the pangs of death..
Agony :: Agony (n.) The last struggle of life; death struggle.
Agonize :: Agonize (v. t.) To cause to suffer agony; to subject to extreme pain; to torture.
Yell :: Yell (v. i.) To cry out, or shriek, with a hideous noise; to cry or scream as with agony or horror..
Agony :: Agony (n.) Pain so extreme as to cause writhing or contortions of the body, similar to those made in the athletic contests in Greece; and hence, extreme pain of mind or body; anguish; paroxysm of grief; specifically, the sufferings of Christ in the garden of Gethsemane..
Agony :: Agony (n.) Violent contest or striving.
Expire :: Expire (v. i.) To emit the last breath; to breathe out the life; to die; as, to expire calmly; to expire in agony..
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